Cuba Project http://www.cubaproject.org Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:00:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Social­ist Trans­for­ma­tions: Cuba in Com­par­a­tive Perspective, 10/26, 4PM http://www.cubaproject.org/2012/10/social%c2%adist-trans%c2%adfor%c2%adma%c2%adtions-cuba-in-com%c2%adpar%c2%ada%c2%adtive-perspective-1026-4pm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social%25c2%25adist-trans%25c2%25adfor%25c2%25adma%25c2%25adtions-cuba-in-com%25c2%25adpar%25c2%25ada%25c2%25adtive-perspective-1026-4pm http://www.cubaproject.org/2012/10/social%c2%adist-trans%c2%adfor%c2%adma%c2%adtions-cuba-in-com%c2%adpar%c2%ada%c2%adtive-perspective-1026-4pm/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:16:49 +0000 admin http://www.cubaproject.org/?p=751 Planning and Market in the Cuban Economy
Armando Nova, CEEC, University of Havana

Socialists Transformations in Europe (CEE): Issues and Some Lessons
David Jancsics, PhD Candidate, CUNY Graduate Center
Mauricio Font, Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies

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Cuban Art in the Wake of State Re-structuring Yuneikys Vil­la­longa Cura­tor, Lehman Col­lege Art Gallery

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]]> http://www.cubaproject.org/2012/09/cuba-today-change-to-remain-unchanged-927-1230pm/feed/ 0 Demographic Change in Cuba: Economic and Social Impact. Tuesday, June 5, 2012 http://www.cubaproject.org/2012/05/demographic-change-in-cuba-economic-and-social-impact-tuesday-june-5-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=demographic-change-in-cuba-economic-and-social-impact-tuesday-june-5-2012 http://www.cubaproject.org/2012/05/demographic-change-in-cuba-economic-and-social-impact-tuesday-june-5-2012/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 17:32:54 +0000 admin http://www.cubaproject.org/?p=656 Coun­tries in Latin Amer­ica and the Caribbean are in the midst of a period of pro­found demo­graphic change which will lead to a dra­matic shift in the age struc­ture of the pop­u­la­tion, with sharp declines in the pro­por­tion of chil­dren and increases in the pro­por­tion of older per­sons. Though they are at dif­fer­ent stages in this process, the major­ity of coun­tries in the region are cur­rently in the midst of the period of the demo­graphic div­i­dend, which is char­ac­ter­ized by a rel­a­tive increase in the num­ber of working-age peo­ple rel­a­tive to those who are depen­dent upon them. How­ever, sooner or later this favourable sit­u­a­tion will end due to the ris­ing demand for resources on the part of a pro­gres­sively older pop­u­la­tion. The tran­si­tion to economically-aged soci­eties in Latin Amer­ica and the Caribbean –in con­trast to that of the more devel­oped coun­tries– will take place in a con­text of high and per­sis­tent lev­els of inequal­ity and of lower per capita income and less devel­oped polit­i­cal and finan­cial institutions.

This new sit­u­a­tion will pose unprece­dented chal­lenges to Latin Amer­i­can and Caribbean soci­ety and will require adjust­ments in diverse areas, espe­cially in health and pen­sions. This is par­tic­u­larly the case of Cuba, which is already expe­ri­enc­ing a very inten­sive process of pop­u­la­tion age­ing. Ide­ally pub­lic poli­cies should antic­i­pate demo­graphic changes, redesign­ing the financ­ing mech­a­nisms for social pro­tec­tion sys­tems so that the increased pres­sure on pub­lic and pri­vate spend­ing can be sus­tained finan­cially with­out reduc­ing the cov­er­age and qual­ity of benefits.

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]]> http://www.cubaproject.org/2012/05/demographic-change-in-cuba-economic-and-social-impact-tuesday-june-5-2012/feed/ 0 Col­lo­quium: Eco­nomic Trans­for­ma­tion in Cuba http://www.cubaproject.org/2012/05/col%c2%adlo%c2%adquium-eco%c2%adnomic-trans%c2%adfor%c2%adma%c2%adtion-in-cuba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=col%25c2%25adlo%25c2%25adquium-eco%25c2%25adnomic-trans%25c2%25adfor%25c2%25adma%25c2%25adtion-in-cuba http://www.cubaproject.org/2012/05/col%c2%adlo%c2%adquium-eco%c2%adnomic-trans%c2%adfor%c2%adma%c2%adtion-in-cuba/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 17:26:57 +0000 admin http://www.cubaproject.org/?p=654 After 2008, the newly installed pres­i­dency of Raúl Cas­tro launched sev­eral ini­tia­tives to revamp the highly cen­tral­ized form of social­ism for which Cuba had been known. Though Cuba’s Actu­al­ización draws from other expe­ri­ences of social­ist reform, it appears to be a dis­tinc­tive approach. The Cuba Project/Bildner Cen­ter col­lo­quium puts the new approach in per­spec­tive and pro­vides an update on the evolv­ing poli­cies and the struc­tural and insti­tu­tional changes in progress in 2012. The col­lo­quium closes with a review of pol­icy and research implications.

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]]> http://www.cubaproject.org/2012/05/col%c2%adlo%c2%adquium-eco%c2%adnomic-trans%c2%adfor%c2%adma%c2%adtion-in-cuba/feed/ 0 Changing Perspectives on the Cuban Revolution — Thur, Dec 8, 4PM http://www.cubaproject.org/2011/11/changing-perspectives-on-the-cuban-revolution-thur-dec-8-4pm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=changing-perspectives-on-the-cuban-revolution-thur-dec-8-4pm http://www.cubaproject.org/2011/11/changing-perspectives-on-the-cuban-revolution-thur-dec-8-4pm/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:12:51 +0000 admin http://www.cubaproject.org/?p=574 Samuel Far­ber, Pro­fes­sor Emer­i­tus of Polit­i­cal Sci­ence at Brook­lyn Col­lege, and Car­los Alzu­garay, Vis­it­ing Pro­fes­sor of His­tory at Queens Col­lege and Pro­fes­sor at Havana Uni­ver­sity, will share their per­spec­tives on the Cuban Rev­o­lu­tion. This event will mark the launch­ing of Farber’s new book, Cuba Since the Rev­o­lu­tion of 1959: A Crit­i­cal Assess­ment (Hay­mar­ket Books).

For more information visit the event page here. 

Location: Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street), New York  Room: 9206/7,  Time: 4:00 PM

]]> http://www.cubaproject.org/2011/11/changing-perspectives-on-the-cuban-revolution-thur-dec-8-4pm/feed/ 0 The Cuban Amer­i­can Tran­si­tion? Mon, Nov 21, 4PM http://www.cubaproject.org/2011/11/the-cuban-amer%c2%adi%c2%adcan-tran%c2%adsi%c2%adtion-how-becom%c2%ading-more-cuban-is-help%c2%ading-miami-become-more-american/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cuban-amer%25c2%25adi%25c2%25adcan-tran%25c2%25adsi%25c2%25adtion-how-becom%25c2%25ading-more-cuban-is-help%25c2%25ading-miami-become-more-american http://www.cubaproject.org/2011/11/the-cuban-amer%c2%adi%c2%adcan-tran%c2%adsi%c2%adtion-how-becom%c2%ading-more-cuban-is-help%c2%ading-miami-become-more-american/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:27:25 +0000 admin http://www.cubaproject.org/?p=557 Guillermo J. Grenier, Florida International University, has con­ducted The Florida International University Cuba Poll since 1991.  It pro­vides evi­dence of the changes and con­ti­nu­ity of Cuban-American atti­tudes and behav­iors towards the island as well as towards U.S./Cuba pol­icy. Dr. Gre­nier, will present the most recent results from the 2011 Cuba poll com­pleted in Sep­tem­ber of this year with fund­ing from the Ford Foun­da­tion and the Depart­ment of Global and Socio­cul­tural Stud­ies at FIU.  This talk will feautre Lisandro Perez, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY as discussant and Mauricio Font, The Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies, as moderator. 

For more information, please visit the event page here.

Location: Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street), New York  Room: 9206/7,  Time: 4:00 PM

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Carlos Riobó, The City College of New York and Bildner Center, and his collaborators will present his book Cuban Intersections of Literary and Urban Spaces (SUNY Press), an examination primarily of Havana as a center where urban and literary spaces often come together. Some of the areas of study are urban gardens, architecture, urban planning, cultural institutions, the built environment, social policies, access to books, and literary projections of space onto the metropolis. This book peeks at a dynamic nation through its cultural interstices at a crucial moment in Cuba’s evolving history.
 

Ana María Hernández,  LaGuardia Community College and Bildner Center, will present her edition of Fantoches 1926, a collective crime mystery by eleven authors and illustrators associated with Havana’s Grupo Minorista from the 1920’s.  The presentation will focus on the formation and activities of the Grupo Minorista, the echoes of the French avant-garde in Cuban literary publications, and the early manifestations of Afro Cuban themes in Cuban high art. The authors and illustrators  include Carlos Loveira, Jorge Mañach, Rubén Martínez Villena, Emilio Roig de Leuchsenring, Max Henríquez Ureña, José Manuel Acosta, Rafael Blanco and Enrique Riverón. 
For more information, please visit the event page here.
Location: Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street), New York  Room: 9204/5,  Time: 4:00 PM

]]> http://www.cubaproject.org/2011/11/new-books-on-cuban-culture-and-art/feed/ 0 American Cultural Influences in Contemporary Cuba — Mon, Nov 7, 4PM http://www.cubaproject.org/2011/11/american-cultural-influences-in-contemporary-cuba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=american-cultural-influences-in-contemporary-cuba http://www.cubaproject.org/2011/11/american-cultural-influences-in-contemporary-cuba/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:49:16 +0000 admin http://www.cubaproject.org/?p=545 Alfredo Prieto, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC), will discuss the prevalence of United States culture in Cuba. During this presentation, specific components of the US cultural presence in Cuba will be highlighted, particularly from the 1990s until today. Special attention will be given to the island’s popular culture, music, and literature vis–à–vis recent changes operated in Cuban society and on its cultural policies. US cultural influence has been inevitable, not only because of its political confrontation and geographical proximity with Cuba but also because of the numerous visits of Cuban Americans to the island, money remittances and many other factors. The idea is to maintain and even readjust dynamic and flexible cultural strategies. And in doing so, it is also, and chiefly, a way of inserting the world into the Republic while preserving the sap and stem of national identity.  This talk will feature Araceli Tinajero, The City College of New York and The Graduate Center,as discussant and  Carlos Riobó, The City College of New York and Bildner Center, as moderator.

For more information, please visit the event page here. 
Location: Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street), New York  Room: C-198,  Time: 4:00 PM
THIS TALK WILL BE IN SPANISH!
 

]]> http://www.cubaproject.org/2011/11/american-cultural-influences-in-contemporary-cuba/feed/ 0 Economics Presentations http://www.cubaproject.org/2011/07/economics-presentations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=economics-presentations http://www.cubaproject.org/2011/07/economics-presentations/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:23:32 +0000 admin http://www.cubaproject.org/?p=367 At our recent international symposium Cuba Futures: Past and Present we fea­tured dozens of out­stand­ing pre­sen­ta­tions by aca­d­e­mics from around the coun­try and the world. So far, we have published three volumes of papers from this conference that you may download here for free. Additionally, you may view the presentations on the economy in Cuba given by the following panelists:

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